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Council & Business

1 September, 2022

New manufacturing site on the cards for Carisbrook

A new manufacturing business is looking to establish itself in the Central Goldfields Shire, with council receiving a permit application for the use of two warehouses in Carisbrook. Heighton Mezzanines, which manufactures mezzanines (a low storey in...

By Riley Upton

A new manufacturing business is looking to become established in two warehouses in Brick Kiln Road, Carisbrook.
A new manufacturing business is looking to become established in two warehouses in Brick Kiln Road, Carisbrook.

A new manufacturing business is looking to establish itself in the Central Goldfields Shire, with council receiving a permit application for the use of two warehouses in Carisbrook.

Heighton Mezzanines, which manufactures mezzanines (a low storey in a building, typically between the ground and first floors) for installation in offices, clean-rooms, warehouses and industrial buildings, has made an application to use existing facilities at 5 and 13 Brick Kiln Road, Carisbrook, for mezzanine fabrication.

The applicant currently has a manufacturing facility in Kyneton and operates out of offices in regional Victoria, with the facilities in Brick Kiln Road previously used by the Penny and Lang abattoir until its closure in 2005 and have been used as storage or remained empty since.

Heighton Mezzanines has applied to use one of the warehouses for the fabrication and construction of the mezzanines, while the other will be used as the primary storage and distribution site.

Raw steel and components used in the manufacture of the mezzanines would be delivered to the site, where they would be assembled and fabricated on the subject land to be delivered and installed off site, the application states.

The application also includes the creation of two additional vehicle crossings immediately adjacent to the existing roller doors to enable efficient loading and unloading of goods, as well as parking spaces for staff.

The facility is proposing to employ five people initially and up to 30 people over time, with initial hours of operation to be from 6 am until 6 pm Monday to Friday and 7 am until 1 pm on weekends.

The applicant has also expressed interest in expanding operating hours to a 24/7 basis for no more than 50 days per year as needed, in order to fulfil larger orders.

According to the report, the prospect of operating 24/7 was an initial concern of council’s, but the report states the number of days that could be worked on a 24-hour basis had been significantly reduced.

“The proponent has significantly reduced the number of 24 hour operations proposed to 50, with no more than 14 days of consecutive operations to occur without a minimum of a five day break between the next 24 hour circumstance,” the report states.

“We would highlight that 24/7 operations is not currently undertaken by the applicant but as the business grows they want to have the capacity to do so should they have a number of orders to fill in a short span of time.

“24/7 operations would be a new operation for the proponent, and the 50 circumstances applied for may never arise.”

Council is expected to make a decision on the application in the next few months and Central Goldfields Shire Council general manager infrastructure, assets and planning Matthew Irving said the application had received no objections.

“A planning permit application for Brick Kiln Road, Carisbrook is currently under assessment by Central Goldfields Shire Council and is scheduled to be determined in the coming months,” he said.

“The application was subject to a period of public notice and no objections have been received. It was also referred to relevant authorities for their comments.

“Council planning officers are now considering the application on its merit against the provisions of the planning scheme and other regulatory requirements before a final recommendation is formed.”

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